Plans for a giant development of student flats next to Deptford Creek have been scaled back after fears were raised about the effect on historic views from Greenwich. In December 2023 Your Tribe and the investment company Redington Capital submitted plans for 15 and 20-storey towers on the Deptford side of the creek, on land […]
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Hundreds of flats could replace Lewisham College’s Deptford Bridge campus
Hundreds of flats could replace the Lewisham College campus at Deptford Bridge, with the developer promising to open up hidden views of Deptford Creek to the public. RER London has bought the site from the college’s owner, with its students moving to the main campus on Lewisham Way. Goldsmiths University also has currently some of […]
Greenwich Quay: More towers for hundreds of students could come to Deptford Creek
Plans for two more big student housing blocks next to Deptford Creek have been submitted to Greenwich Council – just weeks after councillors approved a major development from the same company. Your Tribe and the investment company Redington Capital want to build blocks of 15 and 20 storeys on the Deptford side of the creek, […]
Ravensbourne and Quaggy put on flood alert as storms approach
Flood warnings have been issued for areas along the Ravensbourne and Quaggy with thunderstorms due to hit London tonight and throughout tomorrow. Much of Lewisham and Catford town centres, Lee Green and the Kidbrooke Village development are covered by the alert issued by the Environment Agency this morning. Heavy rain has been sweeping south and […]
Flop Deptford development could become hotel with 123 windowless rooms
A flopped commercial development in Deptford could be converted into a hotel and covered in images of Greenwich town centre if councillors give plans the go-ahead next week. The 12-storey Cavatina Point development on Creek Road was meant to be a hub for offices, shops and cafes when it opened in 2011. While the flats […]
Deptford Creek towers with no social housing approved after developer ‘sweetener’
Deptford Creek is to get two more tall towers after Lewisham councillors approved plans for 26 and 30-storey blocks without social housing on Copperas Street. The scheme went through on Tuesday night after the developer, Kitewood, threatened to cut the number of shared ownership homes if the proposals were rejected – a tactic branded “a […]
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